Gas processing news

H. Meche, Associate Editor Process unlocks code to leverage shale gas For the last three decades, chemical companies worldwide have been working to develop a process to convert methane into ethylene. In April 2014, IHS Chemical issued a research note discussing the Siluria process, which is claimed to produce ethylene directly from natural gas through oxidative coupling of methane (OCM). With the startup of Siluria’s new demonstration plant in La Porte, Texas on April 1, the technology moved one step closer to reality. According to IHS Chemical’s 2014 process economics report, which assessed the potential commercial viability and economics of this new technology, IHS analysis said that Si